I sailed a wild, wild seaClimbed up a tall, tall mountainI met a old, old manBeneath a weeping willow treeHe said now if you got some questionsGo and lay them at my feetBut my time here is briefSo you'll have to pick just three

[Chorus]And I saidWhat do you do with the pieces of a broken heartAnd how can a man like me remain in the lightAnd if life is really as short as they sayThen why is the night so longAnd then the sun went downAnd he sang for me this song

See I once was a young fool like youAfraid to do the thingsThat I knew I had to do So I played an escapade just like youI played an escapade just like youI sailed a wild, wild seaClimbed up a tall, tall mountainI met an old, old manHe sat beneath a sapling treeHe said now if you got some questionsGo and lay them at my feetBut my time here is briefSo you'll have to pick just three